Marketing Systems for Real Estate Investors

Dear Top-Gun Marketers,

It's been over a week since I've posted, but I had pull my last one. You see, I recently wrote a post about marketing systems at about 2:00 AM. Unfortunately, I woke up the next morning and realized it was the most incoherent thing I'd ever written. Guess I didn't have enough caffiene in my body because everyone knows I'm used to being up very very late! But actually there may be a better story in here...

When I First Got Started...

I use to put up Bandit signs as a quick and dirty way of getting leads. After a quick stop at a Dunken Donuts, my friend and I would go into Baltimore at about midnight and let loose on the town. Now when I say we put up Bandit signs you should know we were not playing around! We climbed poles (that's right, screw ladders), strapped signs in places nobody could reach, stood on each others shoulds sometimes, got more signs out in more place than most people could believe. Every minute of our time counted, and we rocked the city of Baltimore.

40+ signs, 2 Red Bulls, and a Starbucks later we'd be home around 7AM... Never mind I had a day job (or two). When I walked in I'd crash down right on my couch, and just as I was about to sleep...

The Phone Rang!

Now most people would say "Gee great, lemme talk to a motivated seller", but let me tell you trying to negotiate a deal after a caffiene crash is insanity. And, it's even less fun when some nut name Jerry is calling you to take down those da$!ed signs.

If I neglected my answering machine for more than a day or two I had a second problem... 40 phone calls to make and a heck of a time playing phone tag.

Don't get me wrong, sleep deprivation from a ringing phone is the Real Estate Investors fantasy - for 6 months, my reality.

It started to dawn on me...

We All Need A System

I started working with an answering service. Had only important calls routed to my cell phone. I looked for ways to keep me from spending pressious time yapping at sellers who were wasting my time. It didn't happen over night, and I still tweak the system today.

Point is, you should be refining and/or developing your processes to make life easier on you.

Marketing systems can be a little complex, but not so much for Real Estate Investors like you and I. I'll explain the hows and whys in a coming post.

Just remember: It get's easier once you get started.

-Ted

P.S. Who wants to know how to STOMP your competition with marketing? That post is also on its way.

P.P.S. I recently consulted a propeller-hear (you know, tech guy). I was worried people will forget to check back here for new posts, so he is in the middle of setting me up with some sort of alert system or something... details to follow.

P.P.P.S. My email box is getting jammed up with questions, comments, and all sorts of goodness. Though I can't personally answer every email, I do read them. I also base my posts in part from the emails I recieve. Feel free to drop me a line or two: tbudzich@gmail.com